Pandemic has not deterred foreign students

Pandemic has not deterred foreign students

The enrolment of international students from neighbouring countries has been started by varsities

Jainarayan.Ram@timesgroup.com

18.01.2021

Pandemic-induced lockdown has not affected the foreign aspirants, from neighbouring countries, for seeking admissions in Indian universities. “Students have been coming to India mainly from SAARC and African countries. We have a huge base in African countries like Ethiopia, Rwanda, and Sudan from where students have been coming to study in India though in smaller numbers,” says Manoj Kumar, chairman and managing director, EdCIL.

In the past three years, the Study in India campaign has seen an increase in the number of international students. “Despite the pandemic this year, the total number of students who enrolled in various institutes were 3,800, higher than 3,200 which was seen in 2019-20,” says Manoj.

“We have students coming from the USA, Nepal, Australia, Netherlands, Qatar, Ukraine, Kenya, Canada and Angola. We also have students from South East Asia, Nigeria, and Middle East countries,” says Anuj Grover, assistant professor, International Affairs, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology (IIIT), Delhi. “The pandemic has altered the situation this year. However, our International student support centre is continuously helping the foreign students with applications and visa processing,” says Varsha Malik, head, International Affairs, Sushant University, Gurgaon. The varsity has started the international admissions from January 15 onwards.

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